HOWRAH TRAIN SMASH
CHARGES REGARDING DEATH ROLL United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. AustrUian Press Association DELHI, 13th July. There is intense indignation among Europeans over the publication in the chief Nationalist newspaper, "Forward," of letters from eye-witnesses alleging that the true death roll of the rail smash which occurred outside Howrah last Monday was deliberately concealed. "The dead and wounded were treated worse than dogs by the relief train party," says "Forward." "The wounded were searched and killed, and where a cry arose from the wreckage a European came with a light, after which there was a sound of heavy blows and the voice ceased."
The writer offers to prove that the dead numbered more than three hundred instead of twenty, as reported. He adds that the dying -were dispatched with rods, and many of the dead and wounded were, conveyed to an unknown destination.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 July 1928, Page 5
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145HOWRAH TRAIN SMASH Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 July 1928, Page 5
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